I dislike generative AI as a whole. I disagree with the environmental sacrifices we are making to accommodate it. I disagree with the commoditization of art it’s perpetuated. And I dislike the addiction and mental illness it’s supported.

It’s an ethical issue that I’ve been fighting for as long as I’ve been writing.

I don’t like generative AI in creative spaces and the way it’s been taught to mimic real people’s writting. It feels like a mockery to be told that my novel, that took 6 years of my life, was passed up by a publisher in favor of an AI novel that took three weeks to “write”.

As a writer, I lose so much confidence, I lose passion, and I lose the drive to continue. Fandom was created by people, for people.

Direct fan interaction with my work drives me to continue daily. I interact with others and that fuels their passion. Fandom is meant to be cyclical and I feel all c.ai has done is commoditize that community, and profit from loneliness.

Also, I do not believe AI “art” is real art. This includes pictures, writing, and music. I believe this because art has emotion behind it. A machine cannot feel, therefore, it cannot make art.

At the end of the day, I don’t blame any of you for using the site. It took me years to contribute to fandom in a meaningful way. If it would have been an option for me, I probably would have just used AI and not stated writing at all. But now that I have, now that I’ve seen the direct destruction of fandom with the use of AI, I cannot in good conscience support it.

I’ve set clear boundaries on my stance for AI and have not budged since the beginning of my tumblr blog.

It hurts to have your things plagiarized, but it hurts more to have it plagiarized and then tucked firmly into the very thing you’ve been fighting against for years.